# Meta-analysis of short sleep duration and obesity in children and adults

Cappuccio FP, Taggart FM, Kandala NB, et al. · Sleep 31(5):619–626 · 2008



## Key finding

Short sleep associated with ~55% higher odds of obesity in adults across 30 studies.



[Read the paper](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Meta-analysis+of+short+sleep+duration+and+obesity+in+children+and+adults)

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